11: Chapter 11 Disaster Spreads Silently

The faint cry of the fetus did not attract anyone's attention.

Inside the Laboratory, the researchers in white lab coats were still busily manipulating various glass test tubes and special instruments.

In the corner, the originally dead fetal corpse began to slowly twist its grayish-white, stiff limbs, then, like a gecko, silently crawled out of the Laboratory... At a street corner in Changyang City late at night.

A drunkard was staggering his way home, humming a tuneless ditty.

"Little sister... drunk tonight..."

Suddenly.

He felt as if his foot had kicked something soft and somewhat sticky.

"What the hell is this?"

The drunkard looked down. Under the dim streetlight, he could only see a grayish-white lump curled up by the roadside.

"A dead cat from who knows where... bad luck!"

Cursing under his breath, the drunkard lifted his foot and gave it a hard kick.

Thud!

The lump was kicked several meters away, rolling into the grass by the roadside.

"Damn it... scared the hell out of me..."

The drunkard spat a thick gob of phlegm onto the ground, then continued staggering forward.

But he did not notice.

On the sole of the shoe that had just kicked the thing, a tiny, almost imperceptible smear of black bloodstain had stuck.

And deep within the grass.

The fetal corpse that had been kicked away slowly turned over.

Its pitch-black, ink-like eyes stared fixedly at the departing back of the drunkard.

The corners of its mouth slowly curled upwards.

Revealing an extremely malevolent smile... At this moment, inside the Desolate Temple in the suburbs.

Lin Chuan was checking the panel information deep within his consciousness.

[Power Of Will: 0.]

[fear value: 0.]

[Current evolution points: 10030.]

After the past two days of frantically harvesting fear value, he had finally gathered ten thousand evolution points!!

"Finally... enough."

A trace of anticipation filled Lin Chuan's heart.

Soon, he could advance to a C-Class Abomination!

"Panel! Evolve!!"

Boom!!

As Lin Chuan's will settled, the entire Rebirth Temple suddenly trembled violently.

An unprecedented terrifying aura erupted from his stone Buddha statue body.

The stone skin originally covering the statue's surface began to peel and transform on a large scale... Immediately after, his Buddha body became as fresh and red as flesh and blood, yet also took on a strange texture with streaks of a metallic luster.

At this moment.

He was no longer a stone statue.

But more like a truly awakened... Evil Buddha!

[Consumed 10000 evolution points.]

[Level Up: D-Rank → C-Rank!]

[Congratulations, Master, your life form has undergone a qualitative leap!]

[Unlocked new Rule Ability — Buddha Kingdom in the Palm!]

[Rule Ability Description: You can extend a blood-colored Buddha hand. As long as it is within your line of sight, you can grab a target. Any existence (Aberration, Ghost Controller, living person) caught by the blood hand will be forcibly suppressed and sealed!]

[Note: This ability cannot suppress Aberrations with a Terror Level higher than your own.]

[Next evolution requirement: 50000 evolution points!!]

Feeling the increase in his abominable power, Lin Chuan felt greatly reassured.

C-Rank!

In the early stages of this Terror Resurgence era, a C-Class Abomination... was already considered a top-tier existence!

Having reached C-Rank, even when facing the Heart Spring Ghost that was about to revive, he now had the capital for a head-on confrontation!

"Return."

With a single thought from Lin Chuan.

A little over an hour later, a dark figure appeared in the dilapidated main hall of the Buddha temple.

The dark figure was precisely Lin Chuan's avatar — the Coughing Ghoul.

At this moment, the aura emanating from the Coughing Ghoul had also become more sinister and terrifying.

After the killing spree in Changyang City, its Terror Level had also increased! Reaching the D-Rank level!

Lin Chuan was in an excellent mood about this.

Currently, his main body had reached C-Rank, and he had a D-Rank avatar, the Coughing Ghoul! His core Believers were: the E-Rank Crying Ghost, the E-Class Ghost Controller Zhao Linfeng, the E-Class Ghost Controller Qin Yao, and the F-Class Ghost Controller Zhou Kai.

This force, placed anywhere, could no longer be underestimated.

At least in this current era, the power under Lin Chuan's Control had reached the pinnacle.

If he wished, he could easily influence a city, or even affect a Prefecture!

... Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, two days later.

During these two days, although Qin Yao and Zhou Kai did not participate in the Ghost Suppression Department's operation, they were not idle either.

They had scoured the city's slums, black markets, and other places, gathering over a hundred desperate, pitiful people.

After witnessing Lin Chuan's "miracle," these people unhesitatingly became Believers of the Rebirth Cult.

This also contributed another 1300 points of Power Of Will to Lin Chuan.

Although not much, it was better than nothing.

And at this moment.

The atmosphere outside the Rebirth Temple had become exceptionally tense.

Standing at the temple entrance, one could clearly see that the churning grayish-white dense fog had advanced to within three hundred meters.

That suffocating oppressive feeling even caused the candle flames inside the temple to flicker.

At the foot of the mountain.

Several heavy-duty trucks were already parked, ready to load and transport Lin Chuan's Buddha statue body for evacuation at any moment.

This was also a contingency plan Lin Chuan had left behind.

Once the situation spiraled out of Control, he could only flee without hesitation.

However, that point had not yet been reached.

As Lin Chuan's thoughts drifted, deep night gradually approached, and the cold wind howled.

On a stretch of empty wasteland at the eastern end of Qingquan Village.

Twenty Night Watchmen, including the Head of the Ghost Suppression Department of Changyang City, had already assembled.

Beside them stood six Civilian Abomination Controllers dressed in strange attire.

Everyone's expressions were grave.

In front of the crowd stood a young woman.

She appeared to be only around twenty years old, with neat short hair and a form-fitting black combat suit that outlined her slender figure.

But what was most striking was her icy demeanor.

She was like a piece of eternal, unmeltable ice.

Even standing there silently, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop several degrees.

The woman was Yu Xin Xiao.

She was precisely the Special Commissioner from the Prefecture city.

"Commissioner Yu, everyone is assembled."

Qi Zheng walked to Yu Xin Xiao's side, his tone carrying a trace of respect.

Even though he was the Head of the Ghost Suppression Department of Changyang City, he dared not show the slightest arrogance in front of this woman.

Yu Xin Xiao gave a slight nod, her gaze coldly sweeping over the dense fog ahead.

"The situation is more severe than reported."

"The entity inside is likely a B-Ranked Anomaly!"

Her voice was clear and cold, devoid of any emotion.

"Prepare to enter."

"Remember, our objective is to contain the source."

"If you encounter an insurmountable danger, you are permitted... to abandon the mission and prioritize survival."

The final sentence brought a slight sense of relief to the hearts of many Ghost Controllers present.

"Move out!"

With Yu Xin Xiao's command.

This team, assembled with the top combat strength of Changyang City, slowly walked into the fog that swallowed everything.

Inside the Desolate Temple.

Lin Chuan witnessed everything through Zhao Linfeng's perspective.

"As expected of a Special Commissioner from the Prefecture city, truly not simple."

Lin Chuan could sense that within that woman's body, two extremely terrifying Rule Abilities lay dormant.

Both of those Rule Abilities were overwhelmingly powerful!

In a direct confrontation, even the current Lin Chuan did not have a one hundred percent certainty of suppressing that woman!